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Theakstons Best Bitter

125 calories 12.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 22.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 125 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday August 25th 2019
1.041
1.010
4.1%
23.0
7.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.15 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter3.15 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 3 83.6%
0.40 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Light - 45L0.4 kg Crystal Light - 45L 33.1 45 10.6%
0.22 kg Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt0.22 kg Wheat Malt 38.87 2 5.8%
3.77 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Target15 g Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil 75 min 21.37 50%
15 g Kent Goldings15 g Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.63 50%
30 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Irish Moss Fining Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13.7 L Decoction -- 67 °C 90 min
17.3 L Sparge -- 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 5.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.6 L) 8.1
Grain absorption losses -3.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.3 L) 27.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.3 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 22.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
Top off amount 0.6
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 33.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Theakstons Best Bitter" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Aspinalli. All Grain, ABV 4.09%, IBU 23, SRM 7.3, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Crystal Light - 45L, Wheat Malt) Hops: (Target, Kent Goldings) Other: (Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-08-25 12:27 UTC